The weekend in a nutshell...

[Listening to: The Contes - As Sane as Jane from the album "Bleed Together"]

I shoved off to New York Friday afternoon right after my classes. After I got off the bus in Manhattan, I decided to take a quick stop at my favorite pizza place "I Want That Pizza!", only to find out that it fucking closed down. I wasn't too pleased about that at all. Oh well. I decided to give my mother a visit at her job since it was only one stop away on the 3. It was great seeing her again since I hadn't seen her since January. I also got a chance to say hello to her co-workers. Some very cool people over there. Afterwards, we went home and celebrated my homecoming with some nice fattening chinese food. 'Twas very tasty. I got to see my dog and cat again. Poor cat, his hair had matted up so bad that when he got groomed he was shaved almost to a crew cut. He looks like an anorexic poodle!!

The next day my mother and I head to Radio City Music Hall to see Riverdance. We went with my cousin Angie and one of my mother's coworkers, Galois (pronounced gawa). I have such a crush on Galois it hurts. Anyway, Riverdance was just plain incredible. All of the dancers are incredibly talented, and the mix of cultural influences is that adds to the show. My favorite part of the show is the culture clash between the urban tap dancers and the celtic dancers. What gave the whole show it's sense of dynamic is the musicians. There was a nine piece band: drummer, percussionist, bassist, keyboardist, guitarist, violinist, accordionist, and two woodwind players. Is it just me, or do female violinists have an aura about them that just says "DO ME!!" I just find female violinists incredibly hot. Just a thought. Going back to the story, the band was simply incredible. They set the atmosphere for the whole show. I liked the various genres of music they crossed, from Celtic, to Russian, to Jazz, to Rock, Opera, Flamenco, and everything in between. I liked this show better than the first time I saw it. I think it's because I'm able to appreciate everything a little more this time around. It was a great show, and everyone enjoyed it, even Angie who isn't really a big fan of anything. Right after the show, my mother treated my to Applebee's before I headed back on the bus back to Hartford.



I wanted to be back in Hartford in time to see my friends perform the Requiem, but I ended up not going because of lack of parking spaces. I'll never be able to experience it, not even in the slightest because they couldn't record the performance. Total crap but whatever. I heard it was really good. Next topic...

I've got a lot of crap to do between now and Friday. I have a midterm for Civilization after 1500, a math quiz, 6 journal entries for English 140 and a Lab to hand in, all on Wednesday. I hate Wednesdays. I also have to get my Assembly language project done. I have to start it first. Oh, well. I'll have it all done with no problems. 'Cause i'm the man. A very tired man. A man that needs to go to sleep. Time to wrap this up and hit the old dusty trail. G'nite.